Category Archives: Tech issues

Tracking down rogue bandwidth: a story of Comcast data caps and offsite backup

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Tim Cederman-Haysom

tl;dr: if you use BackBlaze and are subject to a data cap, you should keep an eye on BackBlaze to make sure it doesn’t quietly use up all your data allowance. I’ve switched to CrashPlan, which has better retention, encryption, … Continue reading →

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Fixing a corrupted/deleted partition table

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Tim Cederman-Haysom

About a month ago, while trying to upgrade to Windows 7, I managed to wipe the partition table and in trying to fix it, created a corrupted table. (incidentally, if you can’t update Vista with the latest service pack, you … Continue reading →

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Completeness versus permanence

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Tim Cederman-Haysom

I realised something interesting tonight. For the first time, for a huge number of people, all of their personal correspondence will be neatly catalogued and saved. This is thanks to the pervasiveness of email — both people and businesses. And … Continue reading →

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Isn’t Twitter a company that sells car parts?

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Tim Cederman-Haysom

Amusing video (sadly only for a small group of people). [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvKbv3FNW00]

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People power versus algorithms

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Tim Cederman-Haysom

Very interesting article from Wired. This is something I have struggled with personally. Is it worth investing the time to automate a process, or is it just cheaper to outsource the smarts of up-and-coming countries? Ultimately I’ve found that not … Continue reading →

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This Internet thing – it ain’t gonna last.

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Tim Cederman-Haysom

Hilariously off-the-mark article published by Newsweek in 1995 by Clifford Stoll. Some excerpts: After two decades online, I’m perplexed. It’s not that I haven’t had a gas of a good time on the Internet. I’ve met great people and even … Continue reading →

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When geeks bite back

Posted on March 9, 2008 by admin

Very interesting article on news.com about Sarah Lacy’s interview of Mark Zuckerberg, from Facebook. I’ve seen some pretty atrocious interviews, keynotes, panels and presentations in my time, but this is right up there when you think of the scope. Interviewing … Continue reading →

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Valleywag post of the day – the many faces of Ballmer

Posted on March 7, 2008 by admin

Dance, monkey boy, dance. Ahem. Steve Ballmer has got to be one of my favourite CEOs – and Valleywag has posted the “Top Ten Ballmer Goes Nuts” videos. My favourite is this one right here (a classic to be sure). … Continue reading →

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